Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): The Minister for Communities to detail the amount his Department has spent on social media (i) influencers; and (ii) content creators, since February 2024. Minister for Communities: Since February 2024, my Department has not incurred any costs on social media influencers or content creators. ENDS
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to support farmers in diversifying and expanding businesses. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department is committed to supporting a thriving, resilient and environmentally sustainable agricultural sector and to ensuring … Continue reading AQW 51396/22-27 – Supporting farmers in diversifying and expanding business
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of agricultural robotics on the future agricultural workforce. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My department has not undertaken a stand-alone assessment of the impact of agricultural robotics on … Continue reading AQW 51398/22-27 – Agricultural robotics
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps being taken to support greater public awareness around the continuing impacts of climate change. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Addressing climate change remains a priority, and my Department is advancing a range of initiatives … Continue reading AQW 51571/22-27 – Public awareness of continuing impacts of climate change
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment that has been made of establishing a regulatory regime for heating oil suppliers to protect heating oil consumers from market volatility and price rises. Minister for the Economy: I am concerned about the impact of rising home heating oil … Continue reading AQW 51841/22-27 – Regulatory regime for heating oil suppliers
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps being taken to improve access to real-time local air quality monitoring and forecasts for (i) people with cystic fibrosis; and (ii) other vulnerable groups. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Real-time local air quality data … Continue reading AQW 51572/22-27 – Real-time local air quality monitoring
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to improve the number of extracurricular activities offered to pupils at post-primary schools. Minister of Education: My Department provides funding in respect of the Extended Schools Programme (ESP), which allows schools serving the most disadvantaged areas to … Continue reading AQW 52127/22-27 – Extracurricular activities at post-primary schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to improve the growth and productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises, in Mid Ulster. Minister for the Economy: My department and Invest NI are firmly committed to supporting regional balance of economic activity across all … Continue reading AQW 51714-22-27 – Small and medium-sized enterprises in Mid Ulster
